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<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Ahead of Time</h6><p>This directorial debut from acclaimed cinematographer Bob Richman (The September Issue, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster) creates a vivid
portrait of Ruth Gruber. From the time she became the world’s <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/aheadoftime '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Art of the Steal</h6><p>This art-world whodunit investigates what happened to the Barnes collection of Post-Impressionist paintings—valued in the billions—that
fell prey to a power struggle after the death of owner Albert B <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/artofthesteal '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Bassidji</h6><p>For three years, Mehran Tamadon immersed himself into the very heart of the most extremist supporters of the Islamic republic of Iran
(the Bassidjis) to understand their ideas.</p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Cleanflix</h6><p>The Mormon religion preaches against the content of R-rated films, so several Utah-based entrepreneurs started offering “clean”
versions of Hollywood movies at specialty DVD stores. But the thriving <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/cleanflix '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Collapse</h6><p>From the acclaimed director of American Movie, this portrait of radical thinker Michael Ruppert explores his apocalyptic vision of the
future, spanning the crises in economics, energy, environment an <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/collapse '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Colony</h6><p>Several beekeepers around the U.S. cope with colony collapse disorder – the phenomenon that has caused millions of bees to
mysteriously disappear – in this beautifully shot debut from a gifted direct <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/colony '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Enfer de Henri-Georges Clouzot</h6><p>Film archivist Serge Bromberg uncovers a treasure trove of imagery from an unfinished film called L’Enfer starring Romy Schneider and
directed by the French master Henri-Georges Clouzot, known for Wa <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/enferdehenrigeorgesc '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould</h6><p>An enigmatic musical poet and world-renowned pianist, Glenn Gould continues to captivate international audiences twenty-six years
after his early death. An intimate look at the man alongside the myth <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/geniuswithintheinner '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>How to Fold a Flag</h6><p>The makers of Gunner Palace follow U.S. soldiers as they create new lives post-Iraq—from a Congressional candidate in Buffalo to a
cage fighter in Louisiana—set against the backdrop of the 2008 elect <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/howtofoldaflag '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers</h6><p>Daniel Ellsberg was a valued strategist inside the American government until he leaked the Pentagon Papers and exposed the lies of the
Vietnam War. This thrilling documentary chronicles this momentou <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/mostdangerousmaninam '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Once Upon a Time Proletarian</h6><p>A subjective anatomy of contemporary China in the post-Marxist era, this is a dark, poetic depiction of people from different
backgrounds, living in modern China. Twelve chapters explore the country’ <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/onceuponatimeproleta '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands</h6><p>Acclaimed director Peter Mettler presents a striking aerial survey of the controversial Alberta tar sands in this conceptual documentary produced by Greenpeace. Beautiful yet disturbing images of the <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/petropolis '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Presumed Guilty</h6><p>Two young Mexican attorneys attempt to exonerate a wrongly convicted man by making a documentary. In the process, they expose the
contradictions of a judicial system that presumes suspects guilty unt <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/presumedguilty '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Reel Injun</h6><p>Neil Diamond’s documentary Reel Injun is a long-needed corrective to the wildly inaccurate portrayals of native peoples in Hollywood
films and filled with revealing and often poignant interviews with <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/reelinjun '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags</h6><p>Veteran filmmaker Marc Levin (Slam) looks at the past and present of New York’s garment district, from its heyday as a base for
immigrant labour and unions to its recent decline.</p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Snowblind</h6><p>Rachael Scdoris, a blind 23-year-old, doesn’t let her disability stop her from competing in one of the most gruelling endurance contests in the
world: the Iditarod dogsled race traversing 1,100 miles <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/snowblind '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Stolen</h6><p>Filmmakers Ayala and Fallshaw set out to learn more about the Saharawi refugees who have been living in Algerian camps for more than
30 years. While focusing on a family reunion, the filmmakers uncov <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/stolen '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Sunshine Boy</h6><p>This is a moving, compassionate portrayal of a mother’s desperate quest to understand autism, the perplexing condition that controls her
son. By taking a journey through different countries and cultu <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/sunshineboy '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Topp Twins</h6><p>Fun, disarming and musically provocative, the Topp Twins are New Zealand’s finest lesbian country-and-western singers and the
country’s greatest export since rack of lamb and the Lord of the Rings mo <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/topptwins '>more ...</A></p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Videocracy</h6><p>This penetrating look at the media empire of Italy’s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi reveals how his reality TV shows full of bikini-clad
women enriched his friends and beguiled a nation.</p></div>

<div style='padding:10px'><h6>Waking Sleeping Beauty</h6><p>This isn’t a fairy tale, but rather the true story of how the Disney animation team went from stagnation in the mid-1980s to a startling rebirth
with a staggering output of hits – Who Framed Roger Ra <a href = '/filmsandschedules/films/wakingsleepingbeauty '>more ...</A></p></div>

Real To Reel

Ahead of Time - Bob Richman
The Art of the Steal - Don Argott
Bassidji - Mehran Tamadon
Cleanflix - Andrew James | Joshua Ligairi
Collapse - Chris Smith
Colony - Carter Gunn | Ross McDonnell
L' Enfer de Henri-Georges Clouzot - Serge Bromberg | Ruxandra Medrea
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould - Michèle Hozer | Peter Raymont
Google Baby - Zippi Brand Frank
How to Fold a Flag - Michael Tucker | Petra Epperlein
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers - Judith Ehrlich | Rick Goldsmith
Once Upon a Time Proletarian - Guo Xiaolu
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands - Peter Mettler
Presumed Guilty - Roberto Hernández | Geoffrey Smith
Reel Injun - Neil Diamond | Catherine Bainbridge | Jeremiah Hayes
Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags - Marc Levin
Snowblind - Vikram Jayanti
Stolen - Violeta Ayala | Dan Fallshaw
The Sunshine Boy - Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
The Topp Twins - Leanne Pooley
Videocracy - Erik Gandini
Waking Sleeping Beauty - Don Hahn

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